1. By 1929, the 200 largest corporations owned nearly what amount of the nation's wealth?
a. one-quarter 
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
Answer: C
2. The use of the continuous assembly line was pioneered by
a. the Du Pont Company. 
b. Henry Ford.
c. John D. Rockefeller.
d. General Electric.
Answer: B
3. Which of the following areas of the economy did NOT prosper in the 1920s?
a. agriculture 
b. petroleum production
c. the machine industry
d. household appliance manufacturing
Answer: A
4. Advertising of the 1920s paid most attention to the
a. price of the product. 
b. origin of the product.
c. quality of the product.
d. needs of the consumer.
Answer: D
5. The writings of Ellen Key, Havelock Ellis, and Sigmund Freud stressed
a. the need for birth control.
b. the use of sex in advertising.
c. the central role of sexuality in human experience.
d. the importance of sociological surveys.
Answer: C
6. As president, Calvin Coolidge felt that his primary function was to
a. regulate monopolies.
b. keep government out of the way of business.
c. provide social services.
d. mediate between labor and capital.
Answer: B
7. The "new immigrants" from 1890 to 1920 referred to
a. African Americans migrating from the South to the North.
b. Mexican laborers, both legal and illegal.
c. Catholics and Jews.
d. Asians from the Philippines and Japan.
Answer: C
8. Mexican migrated to the United States because of
a. agricultural jobs. 
b. educational opportunities.
c. professional positions.
d. improved housing.
Answer: A
9. Marcus Garvey's UNIA was notable for its
a. accommodation to white culture.
b. commitment to pride and unity among black communities.
c. Harlem headquarters.
d. support of African-American artists.
Answer: B
10. The central issue of the 1928 presidential campaign became
a. women's rights. 
b. economic programs.
c. Prohibition.
d. Al Smith.
Answer: D
11. Which one of the following was NOT part of the Hollywood "dream factory?"
a. possibility of material success
b. a chance to remake one's very identity
c. the possibility of upward mobility
d. great social authority
Answer: D
12. Steam was to the first Industrial Revolution as THIS was to the second one:
a. coal 
b. electricity
c. oil
d. gasoline
Answer: B
13. The corporate attempt to improve worker well-being and morale in order to challenge the power and appeal of trade unions was known as
a. American plan. 
b. associative state.
c. welfare capitalism.
d. oligopoly.
Answer: C
14. Many studio founders were
a. wealthy Harvard graduates.
b. actors.
c. European immigrants.
d. former advertising executives.
Answer: C
15. The Teapot Dome Scandal involved questionable federal involvement on the part of Interior Secretary Albert Fall in leasing
a. national forests to lumber companies.
b. navy oil reserves to oil developers.
c. federal facilities and vehicles to Prohibition violators.
d. buildings and supplies for the Veterans Bureau.
Answer: B
16. Herbert Hoover believed that private businesses needed to be
a. advised by the government. 
b. regulated by the courts.
c. controlled by workers.
d. heavily taxed.
Answer: A
17. Which one of the following was NOT a group to which the revived Ku Klux Klan expanded their hostility?
a. Protestants 
b. Jews
c. Catholics
d. Darwinists
Answer: A
18. Which one of the following groups supported the Equal Rights Amendment?
a. League of Women Voters 
b. National Woman's Party
c. Women's Trade Union League
d. National Consumers League
Answer: B
19. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay were all part of the
a. NAACP. 
b. Cotton Club.
c. UNIA.
d. Harlem Renaissance.
Answer: D
20. Which one of the following groups would have been the LEAST likely to vote for Al Smith in the 1928 election?
a. American Protective Association
b. a person against prohibition
c. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
d. newer immigrant groups
Answer: A
21. Which one of the following puts these events in the CORRECT order?     (1) Hoover defeats Smith for the presidency.     (2) Harding dies in office.     (3) Prohibition takes effect.     (4) First immigration quotas established by Congress.
a. 2,3,4,1 
b. 3,4,2,1
c. 4,1,3,2
d. 1,2,4,3
Answer: B
22. The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act was passed in
a. 1920. 
b. 1922.
c. 1924.
d. 1926.
Answer: D
23. Which of the following states had the highest percentage of African-Americans in its population in 1920?
a. Oklahoma 
b. Kentucky
c. Texas
d. Mississippi
Answer: C
24. In the 1928 election, the western states gave their electoral votes to
a. Al Smith. 
b. Herbert Hoover.
c. Norman Thomas.
d. Calvin Coolidge.
Answer: A
25. The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced to Congress in
a. 1920. 
b. 1923.
c. 1926.
d. 1928.
Answer: B
26. Which one of the following does NOT happen in 1927?
a. KDKA goes on the air. 
b. The Jazz Singer is shown.
c. Lindbergh solos Atlantic.
d. McNary-Haugen Farm bill vetoed.
Answer: A
27. Which one of the following was NOT among the southern cities with a high African American population in 1920?
a. New Orleans 
b. Birmingham
c. Miami
d. Atlanta
Answer: C
28. The only places where there was a strong showing for Al Smith in the 1928 presidential election were the
a. largest cities and the Deep South.
b. Midwest and Great Plains.
c. Pacific coast and Northwest.
d. rural areas of the West.
Answer: A
29. Newer, automatic machinery boosted production in the 1920s.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
30. Corporate policies typically were directed by business owners.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
31. Welfare capitalism made some improvements in workers' lives, but it could not solve their chronic problems.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
32. The only business that failed to prosper in the 1920s was agriculture.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
33. Americans understood that there was a difference between movie stars' onscreen behavior and the way that they lived offscreen.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
34. Most women in the 1920s did not model their behavior on the image of the flapper.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
35. As the secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover proposed voluntary cooperation between social groups and businesses.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
36. Eugenicists claimed that most people were shaped by environment rather than heredity.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
37. During the 1920s, most feminists argued that women should stress their likeness to men in order to push for full legal and civil equality.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
38. Mexican immigrants to the United States almost always wanted to apply for citizenship and remain permanently.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
39. For most Americans, movies were simply a cheap form of entertainment.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
40. The auto industry created a new market for cars, but did not impact other businesses.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
41. Advertising was most important for selling older products that lacked the excitement of new consumer items like electrical appliances.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
42. While Harding's administration is remembered primarily for its scandals, it did include a few honest public servants like Andrew Mellon.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
43. American investment in Latin America both boosted profits for capitalists and fostered democracy.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
44. The Volstead Act of 1919 was supposed to keep Americans from illegally producing and drinking alcohol, but it did not provide sufficient money to pay for enforcement.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
45. Because Mexico was not included in the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924, there was a dramatic influx of Mexican immigrants in the 1920s.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
46. Harlem housed a large and almost exclusively poor African-American population.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
47. Herbert Hoover seemed to combine humanitarianism, administrative efficiency, and probusiness policies.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
48. The entire South remained loyal to the Democratic party in the 1928 election.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B